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Malaysia searches for Rohingya after boat sinks, toll climbs to 21
Malaysian patrols searched coastal waters in the Andaman Sea on Monday for dozens of members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, after a boat believed to be carrying them sank last week and ano...

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Rescuers searching for missing migrants after boat sinks off Malaysia recover 5 more bodies
7 Myanmar migrants dead and 13 rescued after boat capsizes near Malaysia
Rohingyas Say ‘Better To Die At Sea’ As Malaysia Steps Up Search After Boat Capsizes, Killing 11
Malaysian maritime authorities on Monday increased patrol in the coastal waters in the Andaman Sea to search for members of Myanmar’s Rohingya community who went missing when their boat capsized.

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Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast
Hundreds of casualties feared as two boats with about 300 Rohingya migrants sink off Thai-Malaysia border
Malaysia steps up search for missing Rohingya boats, at least 11 dead
Hundreds of Rohingya boarded a vessel towards Malaysia two weeks ago, before being split into groups and sent to two boats on Thursday, said Khairul Azhar Nuruddin, police chief on Malaysia’s northern...

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Boat carrying 300 Myanmar migrants capsizes off Malaysia; dozens feared missing
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
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Desperate Journeys: Rohingya Risk Lives to Reach Malaysia

Malaysian authorities searched the Andaman Sea after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees went missing. One vessel sank, leaving at least 21 dead and several missing. Hundreds of Rohingya flee violence and poor conditions in Myanmar and Bangladesh,
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Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Malaysia rises to at least 21

The boat was carrying about 70 migrants, many believed to be from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya community trying to reach Malaysia, when it capsized near Thailand's Tarutao island four days ago.
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